Day 14: Today's hectic schedule!!!

Oh My God, today has been a total mess! We went from one event, to another. We were running around all day long; with hand bags over the shoulder, our mobile phones in the one hand, and starbucks coffee in the other hand.

This lady looks a bit like us, haha!
http://www.ak-pv.com/Portfolio/Street-Photography/12749778_CoEak/1/899835890_adWJU#899835890_adWJU

I'm actually writing this blogpost in the hotel lobby. You see; our computer got hacked, so we are not able to blog from it (don't worry; the PC will be ok). Anyways, we haven't been sitting today, not even for lunch. We ordered chinese food. Take away, with chopsticks. You should have seen us, quite a sight!

One word; YUM!
http://www.road2china.me/2010/05/dangers-of-chinese-takeaway.html

I haven't been sleeping for 17 hours. I guess you understand how I'm feeling right now. It's definitely going to be nice to crawl into my quilt. I am only making this post first, telling you about our hectic day.

As Sandra mentioned in yesterdays blogpost; we're now in Ottawa - the capital of Canada! Ottawa is a city that is located in the province, Ontario.

One of the reasons why we wanted to visit this region, was because of Niagara Falls - a wonderful waterfall! It is a group of three huge waterfalls and it has a vertical drop of more than 50 meters!

A beautiful experience!

We went on a organized "tourist tour" where we sat in a boat while a guide talked about Niagara Falls.
Something else you have to do when you are in Canada, is to watch a hockey match, live! Ice-hockey is a very popular sport over here.
Ottawa Senators played against Toronto Maple Leafs. The match was an important NHL derby! Ottawa won and the public went crazy! The atmosphere was amazing, it was nothing like a soccer match in Norway.

This is a picture from the match. Take a look at the stadium; it was 25000 people there!
http://www.ottawatourism.ca/en/visitors/getaways-and-special-offers/hockey-night-in-the-capital

Later in the evening, after intense shopping, we went to Parliament Hill. This is a group of buildings that house the government of Canada. We were not aware of that a sound and light show was planned just this evening. The sun went down, and the show began. I found a video on youtube illustrating the show:

Mosaika, the show, is telling the story of Canada. A powerful descriptive set, against the spectacular backdrop of Parliament Hill. Mosaika took us, the audience, on an unforgettable journey of sound and light. We got to explore Canada’s physical, historical and cultural landscapes. Definitively worth the visit! 


Our bags are packed and we are ready to leave tomorrow. It is a sad thought, but it's going to be nice to sleep in our own beds after two weeks of traveling!
We will blog the last post when we get home. Until then, have a nice day!

Oda-Mari Corneliussen